Gamma knife radiosurgery for endocrine-inactive pituitary adenomas

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 999-1006

  Liscak R ^a,b   Vladyka, V ^a   Marek, J ^b   Simonova G ^a   Vymazal, J ^a  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Non functioning; Pituitary adenoma; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH; VISION;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEURONAVIGATION; PITUITARY FUNCTION TESTS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35148889087     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-007-1253-7     Document Type: Article

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